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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fallen Seraph" data-source="post: 4785839" data-attributes="member: 57894">What level are you?It fluctuates depending on which campaign my players are in. But averaging out probably 5ish.How long do you play for?6-8 hours.How many combats do you play?1-2 combats if combat heavy. Most games are investigative, I prefer the dramatic/action scenes to be non-combat a fair portion of the time, like say a chase scene.How long do they take?Combat takes on average about 20-40 minutes to complete.How many players do you play with?I have 4 players.How long do you roelplay for outside of combat?Well we also roleplay in combat, but even in a combat heavy game, and with plenty of investigative work and dramatic scenes (Skill Challenges and such), basic roleplaying with no rolling of dice probably takes up 2/3rds of the game.Does it sometimes feel like playing a boardgame?Nope, never, it feels like it always has that we are playing a collective story. Sure combat has more boardgame elements, but that is meta-gaming fun, and then there is in-game fun.Do you change any of the rules?We have houserules, but the vast majority of rules stay the same, my houserules are:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Powers can be divided up. What this means is, if someone wishes to only perform one aspect of a Power they can. Or, if they wish to *Use Power: Shifts, Move Action: Moves, Rest of Power: Attack* they can. I find this is really good at mixing things up and making fighting and other scenarios really cinematic. They use pg. 42, acrobatic stunts, etc. all the time now thanks to this.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Powers are fully usable in any context. So be it out-of-combat, a Skill Challenge, etc. This is already sorta a official rule, with Powers made for creatures being able to attack objects, etc. But I spell it out fully.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">My Skill Challenges are handled with different mechanics for different events (though not too different).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">XP is handled much differently, relying on not combat but character events to give out XP. When the character grows, you grow in Power.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Encounters become Per Scene and Dailies become Per Chapter. My games are more combat light, so this works to even it out.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I am very loose on Feats and requirements, such as non-Arcane taking Familiars.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everyone receives a free Weapon/Implement Expertise Feat at Level 1 for free.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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